Dorothy E. Collins, age 92, of Herman, passed away Sunday morning, July15, at Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born in Butler on December 2, 1925, she was the daughter of Clement and Anna Hinterlang Graham. She was the last surviving member of her family.

She was a homemaker who was known for handcrafting afghans for her family.

She was a member of Saint Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church, Herman, and the Christian Mothers of the church.

She is survived by two daughters, Patti Rock, of Butler, and Cheryl Moran (Tim), of Butler; and 12 sons, Ed (Brenda), of Ohio, Ken (Diane), of Butler, Tom, Jr. (Teri), of Ohio, Dean (Cindy), of Franklin, PA, Mel, of Harrisburg, PA, Terry (Marsha), of Butler, Dave (Donna), of Kentucky, Lou (Marianne), of Butler, Kevin (Pat), of Chicago, Jeff (Christi), of Boston, MA, Scott (Donna), of Butler, and Brian (Marie), of Butler.

Also surviving are 52 grandchildren; 76 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and two sisters-in-law, Ethel Collins, of Butler, and Violetta Collins, of Butler.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas P. Collins, Sr., who passed away May 4, 2001. The couple married on July 31, 1943. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Paul, who passed away in October, 1960, and Tim, who passed away in January, 2015; a granddaughter, Christine Marie, who passed away in March, 1981; and a son-in-law, Charlie Rock, who passed away in April, 2018.

Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Wednesday from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 11 a.m. from Saint Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church, Herman, with the Reverend Ward Stakem, OFM Cap., officiating.

Burial will take place in Saint Mary's Cemetery.

The family thanks the staff at Sunnyview's Cardinal floor for the outstanding care they provided to Dorothy.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial mass donations be made to the parish of their choice, or to Seraphic Mass Association, 5721 Butler St., Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA in memory of Dorothy Collins (Seraphic Mass Association phone number 1-877-737-9050), or to VNA Hospice, 154 Hindman Rd., Butler, PA.